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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"James Bond is possibly the most well known fictional characters in history. What most people don't know is that almost all of the characters, plots and gadgets come from the real life experiences of Bond's creator - Commander Ian Fleming. In this book, we go through the plots of Fleming's novels explaining the real life experiences that inspired them. The reader is taken on a journey through Fleming's direct involvement in World War II intelligence...
2322) Oprah
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of Oprah Winfrey, focusing on her confidence, empathy, motivation, and generosity.
2323) Like brothers
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The multitalented writers, directors, producers, and actors (The League, Transparent, Togetherness, and The Mindy Project) share the secrets of their lifelong partnership in this unique personal memoir"--
Author
Pub. Date
1991.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries-Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff-whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist's toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a time, when the American romance with science and technology was...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Four o'clock in the morning, and the lights are on and still there's no way we're going to sleep, not after the film we just saw. The book we just read. Fear is one of the most primal human emotions, and one of the hardest to reason with and dispel. So why do we scare ourselves? It seems almost mad that we would frighten ourselves for fun, and yet there are thousands of books, films, games, and other forms of entertainment designed to do exactly that....
2326) The elf boogie
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In this interactive board book, with rhyming text, the reader is invited to boogie with the elves getting ready for Christmas.
2327) Valley of the dolls
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol, and pills.
2328) Boulevard of dreams
Author
Series
Fearless volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Relly can't wait for his beloved grandfather to finally see him on stage...Though his grandfather would prefer his grandson pursue something more 'practical', Relly just knows when he sees the show, he will change his mind...But right before their night show, a member of the Squad loses their phone down an open manhole. When the entire Squad goes down to help retrieve it, they find themselves in 1950s Manhattan. A big problem, considering the curtain...
2329) Skip beat!: 33
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Language
English
Description
Kyoko tries to help Ren from breaking under the stress of acting while simultaneously protecting her heart from him.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Bruce Lee embodies the intermixture of cultures that results from transnational flows of people, ideas, and capital. Born in San Francisco and raised in Hong Kong, his life was one of constant shuttling across the Pacific. Rather than being a product of California or China, he was produced by transpacific currents impelled by colonialism, capitalism, and militarism. In his life, career, and films he faced and addressed racism and colonialism. He...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A classic memoir of self-invention in a strange land : Ian Buruma's unflinching account of his amazing journey into the heart of Tokyo's underground culture as a young man in the 1970s. When Ian Buruma arrived in Tokyo in 1975, Japan was little more than an idea in his mind, a fantasy of a distant land. A sensitive misfit in the world of his upper middleclass youth, what he longed for wasn't so much the exotic as the raw, unfiltered humanity he had...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Bill Kimberlin may refer to himself as 'one of those names on the endless list of credits at the close of blockbuster movies.' In reality though, he's a true insider on some of the most celebrated and popular movies and franchises of the past century. Jurassic Park. Star Trek. Jumanji. Schindler's List. Saving Private Ryan. Even Forrest Gump. And perhaps most notably, Star Wars. Inside the Star Wars Empire is the very funny and insightful tell-all...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Run-D.M.C.'s iconic rapper Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons and his wife, Justine, share their secrets to lasting love and the guiding principles that have kept them together for more than twenty years.
This is a book about love.
The kind of love that will keep you warm at night-that will keep you feeling safe and sound.
The kind of love that will get you through some dark times; get you through some hard and yes, some tough times.
The kind of...
2335) Skip beat!: 46
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ren Tsuruga loves Kyoko Mogami! It would be the news of the century, but they have to keep it quiet to protect their privacy and their careers. While the happy couple is content to focus on their professional goals for the time being, Ren's legion of fans won't rest until they know what's going on with their fave. Are any secrets safe from these internet detectives?!"--
2336) Skip beat!: 47
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Language
English
Description
"Kyoko and Moko are finally going to Dayjowey Land to have tea with a princess! A chance encounter with show biz royalty interrupts Kyoko's dreams of a sweet afternoon in an enchanted castle though. Now she and Moko are putting their English skills to thetest as they escort an excited American around the park. But as Kyoko well knows, nothing is ever exactly as it seems in show biz, and their new friend is no exception!"--
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Just as William Goldman, the ultimate screenwriter, took us inside Hollywood, Simon de Pury, the ultimate art player, will take us inside an even more secretive business, whose staggering prices, famous collectors, and high crimes are front page news almost every day. The former Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, the former owner of Sotheby's rival Phillips de Pury, and currently a London-based dealer and advisor to great collectors around the world,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tesh describes how the obstacles that shaped him--including being suspended from college, living homeless for months, and facing a deadly disease--shaped his remarkable life. You'll hear how Tesh became the youngest correspondent at WCBS News less than thirty-six months after he was working at a gas station and sleeping in a public park. You'll go inside the unconventional way he composed the now-iconic theme song for NBC Sports basketball and how...
2339) The Astors
Author
Series
Genealogy and local history volume G3177
Pub. Date
1941.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The Astors is a comprehensive biography of one of the most prominent and influential families in American history. The Astors were a wealthy and powerful family who made their fortune in the fur trade and real estate, and went on to become one of the most influential families in New York City and beyond. This book traces the history of the Astor family from its humble beginnings in Germany to its rise to prominence in America and explores the lives...
2340) Tessa Thompson
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of actress, feminist, activist, and singer-songwriter Tessa Thompson.
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